Western Sun, Volume 6, Number 36, Vincennes, Knox County, 6 May 1815 — Page 2

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ordioift mnac of furveying the public It nil (hill be fa far deviated from that the hounLAry .'ires of the tracls to be Lid off trrrein (ball be run parallel to, and at right angles with (he oad laid out in conformity with the fa id i raty and in every other retpcfi the furveys lhall he made in the fame manner, and for the fame compensation flowed for (be fueying the other public labda north -weO ot the rivn Ohio Src. 3. And :k it further enacted That all (he lands by tn.s attached to the du tric't of Canton, Bull be offered for fale to the highefl bidd-r under the dtre&ioh of the regiftt r of the I itld office and the ri reiver of public monies ot the laid ddtricV at foch time and place as tb prefidefct of the U. State! wall defignate by proclamation tor that purpofr ; snd the fales (hall remain open nnr week and no longer J and the faid land3 Hull in every refpe& he Md on the fame errns af conditions is have been v n video fo the fle of the lands of the U. States AH the lands in the faid tracl re r; ininz u iW It th dole of the faid fales m f be difpofed of private f I by the re rifter f the land office for the '.Md di(tri& on th fame terms and con iitions M a-e provided for ?he fale of othef public lands in the fame dtftriA rd pt-n:s ft 'l he obtained in the fame manner as in cafe ol other lands of the U States. Sec 4. 4ml be rf further enacted, That the aforrfaid regifter and leceiver of public monies (hall erh receive four dollars per day for each days' attendance on the puhlic fales directed hv this aft. LA n'GOON CHEVES, Speaker of the House of Representatives JONH G Ml LAUD. President of the Senate firo tempore, February 4, I815 ppra i d. fAMES MADISON, AN ACT fuppWmtntary to an aft. laying duties on notes of barks, banket Si and Certain companies : on notes, bonds a d r ..ill!

oanKS Darker? and on bills oi

hantre of certain defenptions. , . enacted by the Sencte and ffoiiss

of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled i hat in refped to the (lamp duties ol any ol the Hotel of private bankers which sC rdhjecl I y law to fu h dutici it (hill he lawful fcr the fecretary of th.e treafury to agrtt to an annual composition, in lieu hereof, with any of th private banker-. ?t the rate of ore and a half per centum on .he amount ot the annual profit made by fuch private bankers refpeeYively, upon the capital empl yed in the bufinefs of their refpettive banks, to be afcertained as is hereinafter pn vid - d. S-c. 2. And be it further enacted. That every private ba.-Aer who IhU he defi'nUS to enter into the compoGtion aforetattl, iTmII at the tim of propofing the fnv tranfmit to the frcretary f the treafury, ftatement verified hv his oWn oath or affi matmn, Ittd that of h : e tinier, or principal cleric, of the Amount of the capital employed, or to be employed in his bank snd the charges .md txp mfes of conducting th bonnets thereol in fuch detail as hh II re fatisfact ry to 'lie fecretary of the treafury. And 'Very p i vati bankei ..t rr entering into faie h compo (it ion, (hall keep a we k'y SCC unt of his diH ints, iflues of bank notes, and depofits, a.1 FliaU once in every month, pranfmtt to thf fecretary of the tresTury, a tranicript "t. f. verified hv o-th or nffirmatiofi as fotefaitl ; and he fh 11 If) half yearly, make a;id tranfmit to the fecretary of the treafury, ftaemept of the ptotits vf nis S nk for ti e pr c dii g half )tar, verifird as afor la: I Sec, S. And bt it further enacted That fjr tlie pu'r -it i t carrying inch COtnpoittions i ito eff ft, the (ecretaryof the trea;'uy m--, from time to time, t dim te the ptofits of (he faid p-ivate bankers rr fpetively, ei tiier iccoidii'-g to tiie .mount of (he capital by them refpe&ively Hated to be employed in 'he bufinefs of lie-i r fefpe&tve hanks as iforefaid, an ! the half yearly profits hy them r fncivelv ftated to he c."ui!l m.ide

tively are eftablifiicd, for the ufe of the U. States, a compofuton in lieu of the fid ft;mp ditties, at ie rate of one and a half per centum on the profits oftbeir rrfpedtivc banks, r (limited and dicertaincd in cither of the modes sforefaid. LANG DON CHEVES, Speaker of the House of bieftrestntatives. JOHN GA I LLAHU, President of tht Senate pro tempore. December 10, 18 14 appkgvld, j VMES MADISON.

For the Western butt VARIE TT No. 11. Among the fme arts, poetry will ever be entitled to a difttnguifhed place The warrior is routed uy the eric (trains of a liomer, at id the lover is enraptured hy the fjtt

and romantic ln.es of a Petrarch Genius.

be t Brent, efq. at this place, to give L:m the control of ihe payment of the troops, and one will ht kept for the fecurity ot the ( f&cer, in clV of cafoahy ; of 11 which the war dep-irtment will b promptly adsifed. cFSti-rs of tiie -rmy, ail commiilaries, contractor? ai d agents, and ill other periods whom foe ver, having un fettled accounts with the war department, rr rrquired forthwith to Hate and tranfmit the fame to the accountant for fettlement, and report a brief thereof to the fecretary ot war In al CtWVs hee this oidrr is not complied with in a reafonahle time, f.K,ifr fitrps will be t.ihen to accompliOi he objrcl. By order of the fecretary ct War, 1) PARKER, Adj if insp. Gen.

her happii

ano (he ii

nt-it fpecimens of elegance and tafle, enli-

j vtn itid ftdora the poetic page. I tnt 'Aiu- 1 - i v i at rjbtr iKal1 n I w

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generally admit(ed to (he h'il rank, is the epic. Dignified in its nature, and dimculi in it-, exectitinn. it ri-nmres the hipheft et

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LL (hole indebted to j &c Wm. L. C dman, are requ fld to mdke pay

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ment immeaiately, a- 1 intend Itarting to Philadelphia hy the full day of lone next. Wm. L. COLM VN. May 6th, 1815. 36-4t

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torts of genius lis principal object is to excite idmira(ion by recocfuting heroic acti .nt;, and thus to inflame the mind of the reader with n rnthuGaflic .irdv,r tor military fame. The fir ft great p ems of which we n - c any knowled e .!:e the Iliad ido (: !rjy of Homer This prince of epic poets iivro m a country far filmed for warlike atchievements ; hi pen was direifrd not only by th fin of fuperiot genius, hut by the martial fpirit of the times, which it was his pnde to encourage, and his produc tions are (herefore hiehlv Calculated to en courage the lovr of couquefl and to fan the flmrs of war His poems were frequendy, folemnly, and publicly re. ited at Sparta be Athens, by direction of the celebrated law given of (hofe rival republics - and Alt:-and-T of Maeedun, the conqueror of the world, was C paflionately fond of them, that hiftorians inform ns? he uniformly flcpt with them under his pillow. Hence Greece miv be confidered fairly indebted to her illuhVious poet for much of that high milita ry g'oiy which fhe afterwards acquired Three thoufand years have neariy prtlfrd IWay f:nce the days of this immortal t r , yet wonderful to rela1, t!ie prn that in po etic number! firfl defcribed the fi-ye of Troy, remains unrivalled in tiie I ; i o r y of poetry. " Such is the reputation of tiie fir it of epic poer?, and fueh is the nature, defign and tendency of epi poetry ; and wile mnn ki (1 continues arx- Ub lor fuperiority, aiui amhitioui to be dittinquilhrd in deed? of arms, fin long will the warlike themes of the epic poet be read wi-h delight The w ar that has juft happily terminat rd between the United States and Grf-t Britain, hasivr birth to atchievements which will form a noble fuhied for f.im epic mule. iVhen the heroea of 0 leans, of Wufbnrgh of Ene. k' . ir- fleeping in thf Glent tomb. When 'l r valient fons of I heti? Who tive immortalised our roun try's fl 3. re repoJlog in thr bltfaful rr;i of Blyfium, their memories will be cherifli d by a grateful pottery, The rolling iwiy ot unnumbered yeais will not obliterate their fame Miiftance of time will i.-nd an air ot enchantment and romance to the interefling piduie ; ai d the brave and trtuinph-tnt rxertions ofColurobia's fors in avenging the wrongs of otn leloved country and in prefer vino untarnithed th honor and inrJependenr r of our voftthfu' rrpnhlic, will be elegantly painted in glew roInurS hy the oen of genius, and proudly lung hv thr epic mufe, in her moft fplend id dnd enchanting Hrains.

Pay Your Debts ! fubfcrlber having thus loncf de-

layed going tor goods hopes hi- may

lot be disappointed in receiving payment

from all (hofe! who are indeb(ed to him hv I

I the 1 5th day of Mv next Thofe who

c not make payment by that time, may cxp;-dl their accounts and notes indifcrimi

tM:fiy will he put in the hands of a proper

officer for Collection. Chas. S 'mi ii. April 1, 13 15. 5t-3t

OK Sc STATIONERY STORE

of JAMES G. READ,

IS Amoved to Owen Reilv's v. here ner-

r . , s w lining any articles in hb lire will

J. G. READ is now abfent for a new fupply heexpecls to return in four or five w-rks, with foch a fupply a s will lender a c 11 (n him trcm all who with to purchafe advifahle .1M r, l 23, 18 1 5.

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V,. On failure to pay any mfUfmeUt at the time tlipulated, the next preceding inflalment !hall be forfeited for tlic ufe of the United States. 4. Sciip-certificates will beiflued hy the Calhiers of the Banks into which (hepayn ents lhall br made, to the corporations, or per Tons, making the payment ; the Calhiers will, alfo, endorfe the pay men ( ot the fuec llive intUlmrnts j the fcrip certificates will be aHlgnabl by endorfement and delivi rv ; ard will h 1 u deci at the Loan off ficie (jt the Hate, in which the bank is fmiated, where the payments have been made. 5. For the amount loaned, flock will be itTued, when the mit.lmen: are con plrted, bearing intcrrll at 6 prr cent prr aonumt payable o-irter eaily. The ito k will he rrimburftbfe at the pleafuie of thr United States t anytime atter twelve vertr. from

the lad of December next : and the Sink:rr Tend is charged with the punctual pjymnt ot thr intered, and the retmburfemcnt of t!ie principal, according to contract. It is de(irble as i V r as the public interelt w?ll permit, to reduce th.e amount of the treafury note debt, & particular y, (he portion ol ir, which is due Sc unpaid : therefore an early fubferption is recommended to the holders ol Freafury Notes. But, in order to lave time and trouble, it m y he proper to obferve, that the ter.rs of tiie propofts fliould bear i one relation to t! e ac(Ual fr price o! Rock, in (he market of Philadelphia or N w l o k . A commiffion of one fourth per cent w ill he allowed to any perfon collecting fuhferiplions forthepurpi fc of incorporating them in one prop fd to the amount of 25,000 doihrs or upwards, provided (hat fuch propofals (hall be accepted. A. J. DA LI. AS. Secretary of the Treasury,

SAMUEL DICKINSON,

COMMISSION MhRi HA NT,

LOUISVILLE KY.

TAKES the earhtlt opportui icy to inform his triencis and the public, (hat hr h-s t -ken rhf hrge Buck Building dmc-Iv above I vlor's Inn Sc acij lining James M'C urn's Nailory, on Maiu Street, and is ready to receive Contignments. He inti-ids k"epm conflantly on hand a-d fot fle Sugar, Coffee Tobacco Whiskey

mr Bacon, t:Tc. From his a((rn(ion and

:: luity he is dtspofed to believe that a porion t public patron p;e will he given him.

'To ib People of Indiana. UPON YOU, fellow citizens, depends the publication of a very neceffary, .ind highly ufrful work: lfyou'1 nflford me fumvient encouragement, 1 will puhiifii A. Gompend of the Legifluive Ads of Indian.' The worli contains, under propei Sc dirtind heads, all tt,e Ratutes of a general nature (the private one? (eing barely noticed) from the year 1307, to 18 U, indo. five ; a p riod of 8 years, in whii h, the acls have i-'rtmr fo complicated th-t a work of the n irure of the one complated, muft he fipp inn to every one. It will be of tlTentii t-rvice to thofr w!io have not time to analyfe. Pains h.ivr heen taken to render it utile to the mofl induflrious jurift, and plain to the uninformed. It will fuit th.e Be. oh, the Bnr, ard the Fire fide.

It will contain about 200 pages oflavo.

anu be drlivned at the refpefl

ve county

thereon I9 f refaid, ot according to the amount i (he capital, which, upon the ne nerl pinripl( and praclue f hanking, would he requifite and proper for condufl irrg the bulineft of a hn'N. to the extent appearing upon the taid monthly returns ol the faid private bankers refpe&ively, and the ofual or Eti made up-m loch r pttal i the f i ' private hae.s, fr rv. .jtivrly. fh I'' Pf f !'- Me " ' ter duttrj for the diftrlft wbtrtin thait banks iclpec

GEN HI! A I, ORDER. ljutmnt and Inspector General's OJJice. War Dep&rtmeut, April II', 18 15.

FICDRS w 'ho have received money tor the reuniting fere ire. all oturtei

mutt-rs of every gl ide, ai d it) other offi cers and aent; who my have unexpended b lances of public money, received from the war department, or on account of mili a-y ferv.re, will forthwith depofit the fame In f-me h.Mik in their vicinity, to the credit t the payai tter of the ranoy taking trip hcate rectfipti for foch depofits ; one of whith will br tranfmttted to the accountant ot thf war department, to th rge the pay p,'''rr I credit the individual, one will be immediately Unt lo the payaaJUt Ho-

NO ! ICE. Treasury Department, March 10, 1.315.

Ajance of powers, winch have been

duJy vcltcoin the S'-cietary of the i reafury, iSfider an act of (he Congrefs of the United States, entitled 4' An ac to authorize a loan foi a turn not exceeding eighteen millions, ton hundred and fifty tvo thoufand, eight hundred doll .:?," approved by the Prt&ocift ol the United States, on the' 3d of March, current, propnfals will he received by the Secretary ct the Treafury from this time, until (ht h it day of May next (unlets the imount required mould be previoofly tub feribec) tor a loan to the United States, ot tht fum of twelve millions of Dollars, or 4ny parj thereof, on (he following terms, i d in the tollowiog manner : 1. ! he propofls mull ftate the amount

t to be loaned ; the rate at which the thik

ill he received ; the tnflalments in winch the party will make the payment, rot ex Ceeding, for the whole, ninety days from the date of the fuMcription, and the banks into which the payment wil! be made 2. 1 lie payment Wi 1 be received either in money, or in approed bai,k notes, or in

treafury notes actually iffiied be f ore the 5d

oi March, cunent, under the ads of (Inn g-efi. p ffrd, refpr rtively, the 30th ot June, 1812, the 25th of Frbrury. 18 1 3. Slid (he 4th of March, 18 14. at their par value, with he intered accrued thereof t the time -t p ment. 1 hr kn d of.p-yment mtrndrc to hr made mull hr ft t d in the ptppofalt s and where the term of fubfeription are equil, a pieterenre will he given to ffrrs foi paying in Treafury Notes, which have become due and remain u-ptid, with an allowance of the intered upon fuch notes, a weli hi.ee, is before they became due.

featsat On- Dollar and Ffty Cents per copy. Qn tie men becoming refponfible for ten, fh Jl have one copy gratis. All man of refpeAability who tVis favorably difpofed to the workman or tiie work, are folic i ted to receive and forward fubferiptions to Mr. K. Stout, Yinre nnes, It fufficient patronage is evidenced hy the fnQ of September, to authorize the p-intingr, (he wo k will then be put to the !-"" , and will in all pro! ability b res ! for delivery by the fi It of Kovemher, enfon -. hat tlr- public my not he difappbinted ii the u'ili-y, nor individuals deceived in their expectations, the Comnend will he luhmitted to f.irae nf the b -f V Judges in the territory for their infpeQiofl and app;obation before ruhli atirn. GENl. VV. JOHNSTON.

NEW GOODS. OWKN RKILEY, HAS juft rereivrd a handfome affor!ment of N. England Cotton Qoths, with a variety of other arcles, among which are,

oiiambrays, ria4s Stripes, Shit tines Kuid Shots, Sandle aiti . Misses ana ( hit

drens duto. Turtle shel combs Coffee Lo

Sugar, 6 7 and BOO Factory Stun C

f-rime Georgia Cotton in bates fashi no

Beaver Hats. 4 rune cheVHnjg Tobacco

ttsh hooks and Lines Sec t.

All of which being pure hair d Pure the news ot peace, will enatie him to f II them as low is any that may come to thii market (on all goods remaining on hand of his old (lock he Ins reduied the prirr) peri r wifhing anything in his one. my r r f t aiTured he will icll Icr the tmallclt profitSj for Caili,

i le